I admit I didn't watch a lot of Texans games last year. I just watched them against the Colts, and he really didn't look that impressive against us. Is that a testament to our defense? Is Watson really that good? Do Watson, Mahomes, and Mayfield deserve all this hype after just one season under center?

I admit I didn't watch a lot of Texans games last year. I just watched them against the Colts, and he really didn't look that impressive against us. Is that a testament to our defense? Is Watson really that good? Do Watson, Mahomes, and Mayfield deserve all this hype after just one season under center?

Every year the media is going to hype a team or player that shouldn't be hyped its just for fairness of being noticed

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Watson had a pretty good year, 4165 yards (+551 rush yards) and 26 TDs (+5 Rush TDs) with 9 INTs. He is a good game management QB. He'll give you around 250 yards with a TD pass or two (only threw more than 2 TD passes in a game once last season: 5 TDs against Miami) and he'll scramble for some first downs. His main issue is his arm. He does not have great arm strength for deep throws and his accuracy falters at times. He's a good enough QB with his athleticism to make the playoffs on a good team, especially with Hopkins to throw to. He also did a good jon this year considering he dealt with an O-line that got him sacked 62 times. However, I don't see him as a superstar or a top 10 QB. He's definitely not a terrible QB, but right now he's more middle of the pack around 16th best QB.

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He's a really talented young QB with flashy physical gifts, but he needs refinement in the technical areas. He can make enough plays now to win games, the question is whether he'll be able to master some of the finer details of QBing.

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Mahomes and Mayfield have played one season. They certainly are talented but one year doesn't define a career. I think teams will be more ready for them this year. We shall see though. Watson, on the other hand, has played a few years with NFL coaching and with talented players. He's another talented QB who seems to lose focus at times and reverts back to trying to do it all himself. At least that's how I see him. He likes to believe he really is Superman at times. A very self centered player who I am glad is not a Colt.

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Watson had a pretty good year, 4165 yards (+551 rush yards) and 26 TDs (+5 Rush TDs) with 9 INTs. He is a good game management QB. He'll give you around 250 yards with a TD pass or two (only threw more than 2 TD passes in a game once last season: 5 TDs against Miami) and he'll scramble for some first downs. His main issue is his arm. He does not have great arm strength for deep throws and his accuracy falters at times. He's a good enough QB with his athleticism to make the playoffs on a good team, especially with Hopkins to throw to. He also did a good job this year considering he dealt with an O-line that got him sacked 62 times. However, I don't see him as a superstar or a top 10 QB. He's definitely not a terrible QB, but right now he's more middle of the pack around 16th best QB.

Totally disagree there. Accuracy is suspect, yes!!! But he has plenty of arm strength, IMO. His issues border around his accuracy, deep or middle. However, if he has a guy with the catch radius of Hopkins, he just needs to be what Stafford was for Megatron, use that catch radius and get it to his vicinity. He has plenty of arm strength to lead a speedster like Fuller, and has done so several times over the last 2 years.

Fine aspects of QBing like reading blitzes and making decisions under pressure, he has some ways to go when compared to Luck.

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I think Watson had a very good rookie year and was a huge pleasant surprise given his drafted slot, sort of like Dak Prescott was. I don't know if Watson had a great second year, after the ACL, but some of the hype may be coming from the thought of him building on his rookie season without the burden of recovering from the knee.

Its speculative and forecasting his trajectory, but I don't think its without merit.

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Totally disagree there. Accuracy is suspect, yes!!! But he has plenty of arm strength, IMO. His issues border around his accuracy, deep or middle. However, if he has a guy with the catch radius of Hopkins, he just needs to be what Stafford was for Megatron, use that catch radius and get it to his vicinity. He has plenty of arm strength to lead a speedster like Fuller, and has done so several times over the last 2 years.

Fine aspects of QBing like reading blitzes and making decisions under pressure, he has some ways to go when compared to Luck.

I went back and watched some more clips of Watson and I see that he has a better arm than I gave him credit for. During the combine I remembered the analysts mentioning his arm was not as good as other QBs in that draft based on ball velocity. I think Watson's throws were around 49 MPH, while most throw in the mid-50s or higher. But based on the clips I watched, his arm looks fine, it's more so the accuracy and QB fundamentals.

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I went back and watched some more clips of Watson and I see that he has a better arm than I gave him credit for. During the combine I remembered the analysts mentioning his arm was not as good as other QBs in that draft based on ball velocity. I think Watson's throws were around 49 MPH, while most throw in the mid-50s or higher. But based on the clips I watched, his arm looks fine, it's more so the accuracy and QB fundamentals.

Oh yeah, this game, I can never forget. Great plays made by Watson and RW as well.

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Watson had a pretty good year, 4165 yards (+551 rush yards) and 26 TDs (+5 Rush TDs) with 9 INTs. He is a good game management QB. He'll give you around 250 yards with a TD pass or two (only threw more than 2 TD passes in a game once last season: 5 TDs against Miami) and he'll scramble for some first downs. His main issue is his arm. He does not have great arm strength for deep throws and his accuracy falters at times. He's a good enough QB with his athleticism to make the playoffs on a good team, especially with Hopkins to throw to. He also did a good jon this year considering he dealt with an O-line that got him sacked 62 times. However, I don't see him as a superstar or a top 10 QB. He's definitely not a terrible QB, but right now he's more middle of the pack around 16th best QB.

He's not as good as he was as a rookie.

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I don't think anybody would after standing behind that swiss cheese line he stood behind last year. Watson will be just fine. I don't think he's Luck, but I do think he'll be better than Mariota and Dak Prescott.

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I don't think anybody would after standing behind that swiss cheese line he stood behind last year. Watson will be just fine. I don't think he's Luck, but I do think he'll be better than Mariota and Dak Prescott.

I think Watson is good too but not very good or great. Luck was behind a swiss cheese line from 2012-2014 and went 11-5 every year and a Title game. My words to Watson = welcome to how Luck felt . Luck now has a coach and a system where he can thrive LUCKILY.

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I think Watson is good too but not very good or great. Luck was behind a swiss cheese line from 2012-2014 and went 11-5 every year and a Title game. My words to Watson = welcome to how Luck felt . Luck now has a coach and a system where he can thrive LUCKILY.

I think you're down selling him. Had he not have gotten the ACL tear in year 1 the Texans were well on their way to the playoffs at the very least. We were even scared to play the Texans with Watson behind center that year. Just so happens he tears his ACL the same week we were set to play. Year 2 for Watson still led them to the playoffs and a division crown. The years you're talking about with Luck the division itself wasn't anywhere near as good as it is now. I don't want to down play what Luck did but there were zero teams in the division who were any good. The Texans were bad, The Jags were bad, and the Titans were bad. There wasn't any resistance from any of those teams. Since Watson hit the league our division has been much better than that time. Watson is a pretty good quarterback. It's very early for him so of course there are kinks to work out. I don't think Luck ever got sacked and hit as much as Watson did last year.

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I think you're down selling him. Had he not have gotten the ACL tear in year 1 the Texans were well on their way to the playoffs at the very least. We were even scared to play the Texans with Watson behind center that year. Just so happens he tears his ACL the same week we were set to play. Year 2 for Watson still led them to the playoffs and a division crown. The years you're talking about with Luck the division itself wasn't anywhere near as good as it is now. I don't want to down play what Luck did but there were zero teams in the division who were any good. The Texans were bad, The Jags were bad, and the Titans were bad. There wasn't any resistance from any of those teams. Since Watson hit the league our division has been much better than that time. Watson is a pretty good quarterback. It's very early for him, and I don't think Luck ever got sacked and hit as much as Watson did last year.

I actually like Watson and thought the Bears should've have drafted him instead of Trubisky. I said he was good, I just do not think he is very good or great yet. The Texans went 12-4 in 2012 and 9-7 in 2014. We had competition from them actually. Jags and Titans just stunk in those years so bad that people say our division stunk. Most divisions usually do just have 2 good teams, that is normal. The Pats never get criticized for playing in a terrible division but yet we always have. Makes no sense. Pats get a bye week every year because they have 5 automatic wins every year lol if not 6. They lose at Miami now and then.

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I actually like Watson and thought the Bears should've have drafted him instead of Trubisky. I said he was good, I just do not think he is very good or great yet. The Texans went 12-4 in 2012 and 9-7 in 2014. We had competition from them actually. Jags and Titans just stunk in those years so bad that people say our division stunk. Most divisions usually do just have 2 good teams, that is normal. The Pats never get criticized for playing in a terrible division but yet we always have. Makes no sense. Pats get a bye week every year because they have 5 automatic wins every year lol if not 6. They lose at Miami now and then.

I think what he's done so far has been pretty good. As far as him being a fully developed QB of course he isn't there yet in this early stage. But I can certainly see why people have a decent level of faith in him. I think I put him in the right pot in saying that right now he's somewhere around Mariota and Dak. He's not in the same pot as Luck. Personally I'm expecting him to have a pretty solid year 3.

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I think what he's done so far has been pretty good. As far as him being a fully developed QB of course he isn't there yet in this early stage. But I can certainly see why people have a decent level of faith in him. I think I put him in the right pot in saying that right now he's somewhere around Mariota and Dak. He's not in the same pot as Luck. Personally I'm expecting him to have a pretty solid year 3.

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He has a ton of potential. The Houston sports media is split on him. He still holds on to the ball too long (3.1 seconds) like Luck did and that with a poor OL (again, like Luck had) he is at a disadvantage. The Houston sportswriters jury is still out on him and the messy Texans organization is no help to his cause. If the Texans are mediocre this coming season there is no telling who will be on their roster and coaching staff at the season's end.

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By year 4-5 he could be a top 5. He has excellent physical tools, all you need to be great. He will get better at reading the defense because i believe he is very bright.
I have no doubt he will have the ability to lead a team to an AFC championship game.

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If his OL improves, I expect better numbers from Watson. His OL has been dreadful.

That's definitely true, but he has things to get better on, also. And that's reasonable, he was a developmental passer coming in, and he's played a year and a half, mostly relying on natural ability. He has a long way to go still, but his playmaking and raw talent are desirable, and make it worth the time and effort to develop him. If they get it right, you're looking at a top 10 QB.

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Just because he had a bad game against us in the playoffs does not mean he’s trash. That’s like chiefs fans saying Luck is trash because he played a bad game. His first 2 years have been amazing but he still needs to work on reading a blitz and the defense better. Also needs a better line which he can not control.

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Just because he had a bad game against us in the playoffs does not mean he’s trash. That’s like chiefs fans saying Luck is trash because he played a bad game. His first 2 years have been amazing but he still needs to work on reading a blitz and the defense better. Also needs a better line which he can not control.

Watson is definitely not trash. If he had a stout OL he would easily be in the top 10. The 2019 Texans OL is still half full so Watson is not out of the woods yet and if they don't protect him again this year he may call David Carr for travel advise.

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I think you're down selling him. Had he not have gotten the ACL tear in year 1 the Texans were well on their way to the playoffs at the very least. We were even scared to play the Texans with Watson behind center that year. Just so happens he tears his ACL the same week we were set to play. Year 2 for Watson still led them to the playoffs and a division crown. The years you're talking about with Luck the division itself wasn't anywhere near as good as it is now. I don't want to down play what Luck did but there were zero teams in the division who were any good. The Texans were bad, The Jags were bad, and the Titans were bad. There wasn't any resistance from any of those teams. Since Watson hit the league our division has been much better than that time. Watson is a pretty good quarterback. It's very early for him so of course there are kinks to work out. I don't think Luck ever got sacked and hit as much as Watson did last year.

The QB usually gets mentioned first by most people. I have noticed the media mentions Chris Ballard a lot though. I still say Ballard is the face of the franchise now. He is the one that does most of the speaking and is building the team. Without Luck here, Ballard is brought up quite a bit.

24-20 Colts win. If we play anything like we did last week we will win. We beat ourselves last week. Rivers and the Chargers are a better team compared to the Titans. We typically own the Titans as well. No silly turnovers or silly penalties we should be in good shape.